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I came across this Pure CSS Connect 4 CodePen this morning — I played that game a lot as a kid (and still have it, including the beat-up cardboard box), so I had a bit of a nostalgic moment 🙂 As I have yet to foray into the world of advanced CSS/SVG styling like this, it amazes me what people have created when I get the CodePen Spark emails every week. On a personal note, I’ve started volunteering as the webmaster for a local nonprofit, Community Empowerment Northern Virginia (CENV). So far I love it, as it allows me to help a good cause while still being able to create and learn more about WordPress (especially things that wouldn’t be relevant on this site, like integrating MailChimp). I’m also volunteering this Saturday at WordCamp Baltimore, so looking forward to that! Don’t know what my schedule is yet, though it’s interesting to see the differences in organizing from WordCamp DC. I’ve

Got my official acceptance email to volunteer at WordCamp Baltimore a few days ago! I’ll only be there on Saturday, but I’m excited to help and see how it compares to WCDC. I’ve been to the Inner Harbor many times, but not the IMET building. If WCDC is any indication, it’ll be a long yet fulfilling day — and looking forward to seeing what the Wapuu looks like 🙂

In short, I had a great time! My first shift was videographer, so I got to witness 3 amazing speakers (while keeping an eye on the video recording equipment) — Michelle Schulp, Alexis Findiesen, and Sang-Min Yoon. Some notes I jotted down were to look up Brad Frost and Sketch, and play around more with SVGs. Next was lunch, so of course I picked the longest line for the DC Empanadas food truck (which was delicious). While waiting I talked to a few people in line with me, and although it was hot, it was nice to be outside. I also had some time before my next shift to check out the venue and sponsor tables. My second and third shifts were helping to hand out t-shirts and working the registration table. By this time most of the attendees had already checked in and gotten their swag, so it wasn’t as busy as I thought — but was still cool